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| Artist Is Found Guilty in French Sex Tape Scandal | Artist Is Found Guilty in French Sex Tape Scandal |
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| The Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky was convicted on privacy invasion and consent laws in France after publishing intimate texts and videos of a politician for an art performance that he titled “Pornopolitics.” | The Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky was convicted on privacy invasion and consent laws in France after publishing intimate texts and videos of a politician for an art performance that he titled “Pornopolitics.” |
| A French court issued the decision last week, ending a three-year legal battle that halted the political ambitions of Benjamin Griveaux, an ally of President Emmanuel Macron and a Paris mayoral candidate in 2020. Mr. Griveaux ended his race shortly after Mr. Pavlensky published the explicit images. | A French court issued the decision last week, ending a three-year legal battle that halted the political ambitions of Benjamin Griveaux, an ally of President Emmanuel Macron and a Paris mayoral candidate in 2020. Mr. Griveaux ended his race shortly after Mr. Pavlensky published the explicit images. |
| The court said Mr. Pavlensky violated the private life of a politician by publishing “images of the strictest privacy that were obtained clandestinely,” adding that Mr. Pavlensky did so “under the guise of an artistic project.” | The court said Mr. Pavlensky violated the private life of a politician by publishing “images of the strictest privacy that were obtained clandestinely,” adding that Mr. Pavlensky did so “under the guise of an artistic project.” |
| Mr. Pavlensky received a six-month prison sentence and will most likely serve that time under house arrest. Alexandra de Taddeo, a former lover of Mr. Griveaux’s who received the sexual messages from the politician and is now dating Mr. Pavlensky, was also convicted of privacy violations and received a suspended six-month prison penalty. The defendants have each been ordered to pay 15,000 euros, or $15,750 in damages, and €5,000 in legal fees. | Mr. Pavlensky received a six-month prison sentence and will most likely serve that time under house arrest. Alexandra de Taddeo, a former lover of Mr. Griveaux’s who received the sexual messages from the politician and is now dating Mr. Pavlensky, was also convicted of privacy violations and received a suspended six-month prison penalty. The defendants have each been ordered to pay 15,000 euros, or $15,750 in damages, and €5,000 in legal fees. |
| During a phone interview, the couple stood by their decision to publish the intimate videos. | |
| “I don’t feel like I should regret anything,” Ms. de Taddeo said. | |
| Mr. Pavlensky said: “Regret? Of course not. This was my big success.” | |
| “On the internet,” he said, “you can find any type of pornographic content but none with politicians. I managed to create that.” |